Field Crops Virtual Breakfast Series: Potassium! Why it Matters to Alfalfa Persistence (CCA only)
August 21, 2025 7:00AM - 8:00AM
Zoom
Contact: Montcalm County MSU Extension office, 989-831-7500
The MSU Extension Field Crops Virtual Breakfast Series is live via Zoom every Thursday morning from 7 – 8 a.m., March 27 through Sept. 18, 2025. Topics are flexible and loosely established at the beginning of the season and can change to address rapidly changing concerns such as flooding and drought. Each year brings different challenges, and this series is designed to meet the needs of our field crop producers no matter what the conditions may dictate.
Certified crop advisors (CCA) can receive one continuing education unit (CEU) per webinar. Additionally, most of the webinars offer restricted use pesticide (RUP) credits to Michigan pesticide applicators. Applicators who hold a license can easily accumulate enough RUP credits over the summer to recertify their credential by attending the proper number of sessions. Licensed applicators will earn one RUP credit (1A, Comm or Priv Core) per week when offered as indicated in the topic list below.
Schedule
- 7:00 – 7:15 a.m. Scheduled topic by MSU Extension specialists and educators
- 7:15 – 7:30 a.m. Weather with Jeff Andresen
- 7:35 a.m. RUP and CCA credits
- 7:37 – 8:00 a.m. Q&A with MSU Extension specialists and educators
Scheduled topics by date
- March 27 - Early season Weed Control with Dr. Christy Sprague (RUP/CCA)
- April 3 - Planter Set-up Considerations with Jason Koning of Precision Planting (RUP/CCA)
- April 10 - Corn and Soybean Planting Considerations with Dr. Manni Singh (RUP/CCA)
- April 17 - Nitrogen Stabilizers and Extenders with Dr. Kurt Steinke (CCA only)
- April 24 - Herbicide Resistance – Waterhemp Focus with Dr. Erin Hill (RUP/CCA)
- May 1 - Maximizing Forage Quality in Hay and Haylage with Dr. Kim Cassida (RUP/CCA)
- May 8 - Disease Management in Wheat with Dr. Marty Childers (RUP/CCA)
- May 15 - Post Weed Control with Dr. Erin Burns (RUP/CCA)
- May 22 - Heat Stress & Wheat with Dennis Pennington (CCA only)
- May 29 - Dry Bean Management: Data-Driven Decisions with Scott Bales (RUP/CCA)
- June 5 - Wheat Fungicide with Dennis Pennington (RUP/CCA)
- June 12 - Cercospora for Sugar Beets with Dr. Jaime Willbur (RUP/CCA)
- June 19 - Legacy Phosphorus: The Hidden Driver of Drainage Loss with Dr. Ehsan Ghane (CCA only)
- June 26 - Irrigation Management with Dr. Younsuk Dong (CCA only)
- July 3 - Insects with Dr. Chris DiFonzo (RUP/CCA)
- July 10 - Hot Topics! – All MSU Educators and Specialists (RUP/CCA)
- July 17 - White Mold – Tar Spot Spraying with Dr. Marty Chilvers (RUP/CCA)
- July 24 - Cover Crops After Wheat with Dr. Brook Wilke (RUP/CCA)
- July 31 - Insect Diagnostic Topics with Dr. Sarah Hughson (RUP/CCA)
- August 7 - Drones with Dr. Mike Reinke (RUP/CCA)
- August 14 - Field Crop Nematode Update with Dr. Marisol Quintanilla (RUP/CCA)
- August 21 - Potassium! Why it Matters to Alfalfa Persistence with Dr. Kim Cassida (CCA only)
- August 28 - Hot Topics! – All MSU Educators and Specialists (RUP/CCA)
- September 4 - Using Yield Data with Rich Price (RUP/CCA)
- September 11 - Grain Marketing with MSU Extension Farm Business Team (CCA only)
- September 18 - Late Season Weed Control with Dr. Christy Sprague (RUP/CCA)
If you cannot participate in the live session at 7 a.m., you can view the recorded version at any time. However, only the live session will be eligible for RUP and CCA credits. Recordings will be closed-captioned and available at the Field Crops Virtual Breakfast webpage and the MSU Extension field crops team social media platforms: Facebook, Spotify, YouTube, Apple Podcasts and Twitter/X.
If you are unable to sign up online, call the Montcalm County MSU Extension office at 989-831-7500.
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